It was pouring rain, and the wind and waves were high.

I stood by the river for a while, and the umbrella in my hand was a little unbearable.

"Xiao Lin," Master Chen called my name from afar, "let's go back to the house first." ”

Hot water was added to the cup, I picked up the hot tea, took a sip, and saw the people standing or sitting in the medical hall around me, and the expression on every face was not relaxed.

I heard the uncle's words just now, which made the agreement of today's Shilipo ferry a little ridiculous.

They were suspicious, and besides, I was the only one who met the answer, and I was the only one who saw me.

I sat at the table, sipping my tea, my ears keeping an eye on what was going on outside.

The sound of the rain did not stop, and the leaves of the trees in the window were washed green, and for a moment, I had the illusion of staying in a tea shop on a rainy day.

Uncle went to the kitchen and came back with two more plates.

One dish is a small sweet potato simmered in a pyre, and the other is a brine peanut.

The aroma spread in the room, and he chatted with Master Chen, and for a while only the two of them could be heard talking in the room.

A few people who came to the hospital followed, some of them simply fell asleep on the table, and some of them stood at the window and looked at the river like me.

From time to time, my eyes glanced out of the window, and from this angle, I could see a corner of the river view, and the smoke and water were boundless.

There is no other at the moment, only one word, wait!

The convoy marched slowly on the mountain road, and the attendant brought the hot medicinal soup and rested it on the table in front of Xiao Ning.

Xiao Ning leaned against the wall of the carriage and closed his eyes, the wheel touched a rock, the carriage shook with the trend, he opened his eyes, saw the bowl on the table, and frowned at the attendant: "It's poured." “

As soon as the words fell, the attendant knelt down in front of him: "Your Highness, the third bowl of medicinal soup is here, why don't you take a few sips." "I'm going to get sick. When I go back to Zihuan Palace, I am afraid that Mr. Ge will only ask the slave. “

Xiao Ning looked unhappy and said: "Go to the front and ask, why are you still on the road for more than half a day?" ”

He was anxious about the situation in the northern city of Jianghuai. I was also anxious about the other team that had arrived early.

The attendant hurriedly got out of the car and rushed to the front to ask, and after a while, he ran back panting and said, "Your Highness, General Sun said that if you climb another mountain, it will be the road in the northern suburbs of Jianghuai City."

Xiao Ning's eyebrows relaxed, picked up the bowl of half-cold medicinal juice, and drank it in one gulp.

It's unspeakably bitter!

The attendant looked nervous and paid attention to his actions, and only when he saw that the bottom of the bowl was empty did he feel relieved and said, "It's good to drink, it's good to drink." “

He muttered to himself. The sound was like a mosquito, but Xiao Ning still heard it, turned his head to look at him, and his eyes were not instantaneous: "When you arrive in Jianghuai North, you come down on the street." Go buy something for me. “

The attendant was stunned, and after a while, he quickly asked, "What does Your Highness want?" “

Xiao Ning turned his gaze away and whispered.

The attendant suspected that he had misheard, and only reacted after opening his eyes wide for a while, he bowed his head and said, "Yes, when you get to the city, the servant will do it immediately." “

At the foot of Shikun Mountain. Jing Lan and Ah Lie are testing their archery skills on the school grounds.

The target set up a hundred paces away was already full of arrows.

Jing Lan turned the horse's head, put down the short bow in his hand, looked back at Ah Lie and said, "These dead targets that don't move, you will get tired of playing a few times." "Even if I can beat you, wait for the prey in the mountains to run." Flexible and agile, I may not be able to hit the shot. “

Ah Lie smiled: "If you want to try the target, why don't you wait for the autumn to follow me to hunt in the mountains." "Well, my father won't say yes." Jing Lan pouted and said, "The people of the last tribe went out hunting. I said anything, but he didn't agree. “

Ah Lie's gaze crossed Jing Lan and cast it on the top of the huge tent not far away, and said with a smile: "The reason why he didn't agree was" "What else can there be," Jing Lan raised his eyes to look at Ah Lie on horseback, and said in a loud voice, "I said that my medical skills only learned from the master three-legged cat, if the master leaves, who else can I find to learn." "The tribe must have a wise doctor to ensure the safety of the clan." "I only think about miscellaneous things, and when it comes to using them, it's too late to regret it." "Father didn't finish talking about this, I think he was getting older." Jing Lan's eyes flickered, "What can I do." "Last time, didn't he promise you to go to Yingtian?" Ah Lie quickly glanced at Jing Lan, and said very puzzledly, "It's the same as leaving the clan, and what he promised is very refreshing." "That's different." Jing Lan recalled the scene when she went to Yingtian before, turned back to Ah Lie and said, "When I went back to Yingtian, my father knew that the master was with me. "He thinks that the people of the Central Plains are better at medical skills, and this trip can be regarded as giving me a chance to learn." "You didn't see it, I came back from Yingtian and brought back the medical book, and my father saw it and said yes."

With a burst of bitterness in her heart, Jing Lan lowered her head, looked at the grass in the school field, and said in a low voice: "Hunting in the mountains is different, my father thinks I'm going to play." "He often told me to follow the master to study medicine, to calm down, not to think about playing, and to be wild."

Jing Lan was listless, and the whole person couldn't lift her energy. "The patriarch always has his considerations," Ah Lie looked at her dejected appearance and comforted her with a smile, "I'll hunt more prey and count your share." "Before winter, I will go and tell the patriarch and ask him to promise you to follow me up the mountain to find wild ginseng." "You keep saying that the patriarch is particularly concerned about your study of medicine, so filial piety to your master, he has nothing to say."

Ah Lie stretched out his hand and patted Jing Lan's back, and said in a kind voice: "Don't worry, I will definitely go and ask him." "What if my father doesn't agree," Jing Lan said with suspicion. If you don't agree, I'll take you away quietly, your legs are long on your own body, can you still be trapped? “

"No, it's not going to work." Jing Lan's head shook like a rattle, "Father is the most taboo for people under him to disobey him." ”

"Funny, look at how nervous you are."

There was a sudden sound of horses' hooves on the side of the school field, and there were only Jing Lan and Ah Lie competing on the field, and at this hour, most of them went out.

Jing Lan followed the prestige, and when she saw the attendant who took care of Xiao Chu on a daily basis at the top of the Lingquan Peak of Shikuo Mountain, she suddenly turned her horse's head and went in the direction of the comer.

As soon as the attendant saw Jing Lan coming, he was busy dismounting and saluting, but Jing Lan couldn't wait to stop him and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"At this time, you don't stay in the house at the top of Lingquan Peak to take care of the master, what are you going to do when you come down the mountain?"

The attendant indicated what Xiao Chu meant, Jing Lan nodded, and a flash of joy flashed in her eyes: "I know, I'll go see him right away." “

She agreed very simply, without the slightest hesitation.

Alice rushed over and saw that Xiao Chu's attendant had just left.

Hearing that he was in retreat and wanted to see Jing Lan, Ah Lie thought about it and said to Jing Lan: "You haven't thought about why your master wants to see you at this time?" He also specially sent an attendant down the mountain to the school to look for you? “

Jing Lan thought about it and said, "It's about the first few times I went to the mountains to visit, and everyone else is in retreat, so this time I want to see me." "I haven't seen his proud protégé for a few days, so I thought about it."

Ah Lie scolded her as if he had heard a joke: "You, don't be too happy. “

Rushing all the way up the mountain, riding halfway up the mountain, Jing Lan tied the reins of the horse to a large tree trunk.

The road at the top of the mountain is extremely steep, and it is not possible to ride a horse to the top of the mountain, so half of the mountain road has to walk stone steps.

She walked the nearly 100 steps lightly, and as soon as she entered the house, she saw her fairy-like master sitting under the trellis drinking tea. "Brother Yun," Jing Lan rushed to him and said, "You have something to do with me?" “

Xiao Chu raised his eyes and said with a slight smile: "I heard from the people below, when I was in retreat, you came to look for me. "Yes, Brother Yun, is this retreat over?" "Sort of, it will take a few days of pranayama."

Hearing this, Jing Lan let out a long breath, looked at Xiao Chu and asked, "Is the retreat smooth?" Brother Yun. “

Xiao Chu didn't answer, he put down the teacup in his hand and said, "Jing Lan, you came to me a few days ago?" “

Asked again, Jing Lan picked her eyelids and said, "No, what's the matter, I just miss you, go up the mountain and take a look." "Really?" Xiao Chu said with a smile

Halfway up the mountain, by the edge of the woods, Jing Lan saw Ah Lie leaning against the tree waiting for her, she ran over quickly and said to Ah Lie, "I'm scared to death." "What's going on?" Alie looked back at her and asked.

Jing Lan patted her chest and said, "You don't know that my master's eyes are so good-looking, but when he looked at him coldly, I almost confessed." "I asked him how many days he would have to breathe after the retreat."

"You say, do I still have to hide the matter from Thaksin, well, it's better to hide it, it's better to wait for Xiao Linzi's letter to give it to him in a few days."

Jing Lan said melancholy: "It's rare to deceive the master, I actually feel a little sorry for Xiao Linzi." ”

"But we are in Yingtian, and our interactions with him are general, and he doesn't have anything important to ask my master, which is about to catch up with the past." "It's all my master's fault, he's so good-looking, hey"

Jing Lan raised her head, looked at the sky and sighed: "However, I think it feels really bad to lie." ”

She didn't see Ah Lie's expression of being anxious to signal her, and squeezing her eyebrows one after another.

A low voice suddenly sounded behind him: "You also know that it's not good, and you dare to hide it?!" “

In the heavy rain, the convoy entered the northern city of Jianghuai, and Xiao Ning had given an order in advance, so the convoy rushed to the courtyard in the north of Jianghuai non-stop.

After rushing for several days, when they arrived at the most comfortable accommodation, Xiao Ning didn't have time to sit down safely, and the people from the other courtyard hurriedly came to report. "That son, take the letter you personally stamped, and ask to prepare a boat to go to Jianghuai."

A moment later than the agreed hour, the boat that picked us up to Jianghuai City on the south bank finally appeared on the river!